PROBLEM (7) A consumer with I dollars budget has the utility u(x,y) = x(y+1) over amounts of cake (x) and ice cream (y) she consumes. The prices are px, py respectively. (a) Derive her demand for cake (x), as a function of prices p., py and her budget I. (b) Looking at the demand function in (a), is cake a normal good or an inferior good? Are cake and ice cream complements or substitutes? (c) Calculate the (i) (own) price, (ii) income, (iii) cross-price elasticity of demand for cake at the point where I = 80, px=10, py=20..
PROBLEM (7) A consumer with I dollars budget has the utility u(x,y) = x(y+1) over amounts of cake (x) and ice cream (y) she consumes. The prices are px, py respectively. (a) Derive her demand for cake (x), as a function of prices p., py and her budget I. (b) Looking at the demand function in (a), is cake a normal good or an inferior good? Are cake and ice cream complements or substitutes? (c) Calculate the (i) (own) price, (ii) income, (iii) cross-price elasticity of demand for cake at the point where I = 80, px=10, py=20..
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![PROBLEM (7) A consumer with I dollars budget has the utility u(x,y) = x(y+1) over amounts of
cake (x) and ice cream (y) she consumes. The prices are px, Py respectively.
(a) Derive her demand for cake (x), as a function of prices px, py and her budget I.
(b) Looking at the demand function in (a), is cake a normal good or an inferior good? Are cake and ice cream
complements or substitutes?
(c) Calculate the (i) (own) price, (ii) income, (iii) cross- price elasticity of demand for cake at the point where
I = 80, px=10, py= 20..](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F153d0e2b-aaed-4e5d-a2be-c242f81c92fa%2F11bbcf49-234c-4e0f-a185-44dae7713650%2Ft5ugfgw_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:PROBLEM (7) A consumer with I dollars budget has the utility u(x,y) = x(y+1) over amounts of
cake (x) and ice cream (y) she consumes. The prices are px, Py respectively.
(a) Derive her demand for cake (x), as a function of prices px, py and her budget I.
(b) Looking at the demand function in (a), is cake a normal good or an inferior good? Are cake and ice cream
complements or substitutes?
(c) Calculate the (i) (own) price, (ii) income, (iii) cross- price elasticity of demand for cake at the point where
I = 80, px=10, py= 20..
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